Photography In Action To Show The Real You.

Photography In Action To  Show The Real You...<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Vy7JQWfkMG9hFZzFlYsx8h81X5ESUmN2lEH9NgpnTHCFQG1M5F7i-EcVwPySOY3SgjEgdMey_7g9pLVwxoriY_YaABRmHEWTS2Lo4imlvvAJ30TwIc74Iz-qBQCdxIDe_DVfii4pyo4/s1600/IMG-20180209-WA0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Vy7JQWfkMG9hFZzFlYsx8h81X5ESUmN2lEH9NgpnTHCFQG1M5F7i-EcVwPySOY3SgjEgdMey_7g9pLVwxoriY_YaABRmHEWTS2Lo4imlvvAJ30TwIc74Iz-qBQCdxIDe_DVfii4pyo4/s320/IMG-20180209-WA0019.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> <br /> Many Nigerians take photos to catch fun and capture memories. Most of these pictures are ultimately uploaded on the social media for comments and likes.<br /> However, the internet has evolved such that while some people are catching fun, others are earning big time. Who says you can’t do both? In this article, you will learn how to start making money from your photos and the websites that are interested in helping you sell.<br /> Today, the internet is evolving to feature pictures than ever. The adage “a picture speaks better than a thousand words” is fast becoming a reality. Thousands of books, journals, websites and brands depend on pictures to enhance their readability and to drive home the message.<br /> What kind of pictures can you sell?<br /> You can literally sell any kind of photo online. However, these photos should be the ones you took yourself. It must be copyright-free and not the public domain photos on the internet. Public domain photos are simply pictures with no copyright on them and can be used commercially by websites and businesses for free.<br /> How do you start earning?<br /> 1. Pick a niche<br /> Like every other kind of businesses on the internet, there are niches when it comes to photos too. Every successful photographer has the kind of photographs he takes. An important factor you should consider when choosing your niche is how often you can take shots. Consistency should be the watchword.<br /> Here are some of the niches in demand<br /> • Pictures of people<br /> • Pictures of work situations<br /> • Pictures of cities<br /> • Close-up pictures<br /> • Pictures of things (cars, houses, books, computers, etc)<br /> • Pictures of nature<br /> • Pictures of animals<br /> 2. Join a stock photo website<br /> There are many popular stock photo website on the internet you can start earning from. These sites accept the photos of both amateurs and professionals alike. If you’re an amateur photographer, sites like Dreamstime, Shutterstock amd iStock photos are good for you. But if you’re a professional photographer and you’re confident of your skills, you should check out Getty Images or Corbis.<br /> Furthermore, you need to understand that these websites have their unique requirements and themes. If you don’t follow the stated guidelines, your photos can be rejected. These requirements often include the resolution, size, file format etc. So take out time to understand the requirements.<br /> It’s advised you check out as many sites as you can and register with 2 or 3 that you think you can work with. It doesn’t mean you should upload one picture on all three websites as that could create issues for you. Instead, the reason is that you can upload different types of pictures on various sites thereby increasing your chances to earn more.<br /> 3. Start taking photographs<br /> You can begin taking photos of people, places or things your creativity suggests. It is best that you take different types of photos with different tones, positions and different subjects. Your earning potential is based on how many people your pictures appeal to. While you are taking these photos, always think like the buyers and consider what they would want when you take the pictures.<br /> You need to also ensure that the photos are of high quality. No one would buy images that are of inferior standard. So ensure the images you select to put up have balanced colour, are not blurry and the details are evident for the buyer to see. Don’t forget the requirements of the stock photo site you want to upload to so your works won’t be rejected. In addition, editing the pictures is advised but it should not be in excess.<br /> Top stock photo sites you can sell your photos<br /> 1. Shutterstock<br /> This is one of the most famous stock photo sites in the world. Shutterstock allows you to determine the rights on your photos so that your rights can be protected, and also gives you credit for the photos you upload.<br /> 2. Fotolai<br /> Run by Adobe, Fotolia has been in existence for over 10 years and is one of the earliest photo-selling websites. When you upload your photos to Fotolia, they become part of Adobe stock so that they are available in Adobe applications. This makes it easier for buyers to make purchase.<br /> 3. BlueMelon<br /> This stock photo site allows you to integrate your blog or social media account so any photo you upload can easily appear on the website for purchase. BlueMelon also provides several options through which you can choose to be paid.<br /> 4. Alamy<br /> Does the idea of keeping to rules freak you out? If yes, Alamy is probably the site for you. On the website, you get to upload your photos easily because the rules are few compared to other stock sites. They are one of the best online places to sell your photos.<br /> 5.123rf<br /> This website has a mobile app so you can easily upload photos from your phone. Once they review and approve your photos, it goes live for sale. If you want simplicity, 123rf is your best bet!<br /> 6. Getty Images<br /> This website is a premium stock photo platform where only hard-to-find and exclusive images sell best. This is the preferred go-to site for top brands and publishers and thus generates higher commissions than other sites.<br /> 7. iStock<br /> iStock is owned by Getty images with less stringent rules and has been<br /> More: http://www.nigeriaonlinebusiness.com/2018/02/how-to-make-money-selling-your-photos.html<br /> 1 Like 1 Share<br /> Re:

Photography In Action To Show The Real You.

Photography In Action To  Show The Real You... Many Nigerians take photos to catch fun and capture memories. Most of these pictures are ultimately uploaded on the social media for comments and likes. …

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Ateke Tom Slams N1b Libel Suit Against APC Chieftains

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Ateke Tom Slams N1b Libel Suit Against APC Chieftains. </h1> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHszjr4zQHyuSznBv8pKINPv08jjnOIyPuKsc-LPYUXS27VlMEpq5CmLuDk4u8sFkuRuVQ9VhndRjinzJpFFrzkPplaqDNlDq4NQaHa2cT3-R5J7P5ZrTeisIPHBPZnmZOl1qXsnCiaC8/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="400" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHszjr4zQHyuSznBv8pKINPv08jjnOIyPuKsc-LPYUXS27VlMEpq5CmLuDk4u8sFkuRuVQ9VhndRjinzJpFFrzkPplaqDNlDq4NQaHa2cT3-R5J7P5ZrTeisIPHBPZnmZOl1qXsnCiaC8/s320/images.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <br /> <figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_366393" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px auto 20px; max-width: 400px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Atete Tom</figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Ex-militant leader who is now the paramount ruler and the Amanyanabo of Okochiri clan in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, King Ateke Tom, has instituted a N1 billion suit against eight chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state over alleged defamation.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Tom,  in suit No. PHC/345/2018, before a State High Court in Port Harcourt, further demanded an apology from the APC chieftains on national newspapers for denting his character.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Defendants in the suit included, deputy governorship candidate of the APC in the 2015 election, Asita O. Asita, Dr. Davies Ikanya, Dumo Lulu Briggs, Sampson Ngerigbara.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Others defendants in the suit included Prince Tonye Princewill, Sekonte Davies, Emeka Beke, Secretary of the APC in the State and Dr. Lawrence Chuku. </div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The defendants were said to have, during a pro-SARS rally organized in Port Harcourt, by the party, in which Ateke’s picture was printed in a banner and allegedly described as a criminal made a king by the state government.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The suit read in part: “On the 11th Day of December, 2017, at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, all the defendants falsely and maliciously wrote and published or caused to be written and published of and concerning the claimant in the way of his office as a second class traditional ruler recognised by the Rivers State Government in the form of Written Banner wherein his picture was displayed in his traditional regalia beside that of the Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Chief Nyesom Wike, with the following inscriptions on it”.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> However, Tom wantsd the court to compel the defendants to jointly and or severally pay him the sum of N1 billion for libel and defamation of his character.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He also wanted the court to make an order directing the defendants to render a written apology in a prominent and conspicuous medium retracting the said offensive banner publication and publication in three national dailies.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He further sought a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, whether by themselves or their supporters from making any further defamatory publication concerning the claimant or his office in any form whatsoever, as well as an undertaking to that effect.</div> </div>

Ateke Tom Slams N1b Libel Suit Against APC Chieftains

Ateke Tom Slams N1b Libel Suit Against APC Chieftains.  Atete Tom Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ex-militant leader who is now the paramount ruler and the Amanyanabo of Okochiri clan in Okrika Local Go…

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IPAC Commends INEC, EFCC Partnership To Strengthen Nigeria’s Democracy

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> IPAC Commends INEC, EFCC Partnership To Strengthen Nigeria’s Democracy. </h1> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wvYJew9OHQkUlqev0N6bFQ04bayZSsPbh2ZP1IIYWkh9NG3WM7Q2wBqx5nKt8YzLelqUxci6F0e5oxXjzvnTvRH4mFxmT_mkKqGJ8Wrggjpdmc7JPgqJqxgGBGJN4qXdRNAy5_m2A_U/s1600/Inter-Party-Advisory-Council-IPAC-Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wvYJew9OHQkUlqev0N6bFQ04bayZSsPbh2ZP1IIYWkh9NG3WM7Q2wBqx5nKt8YzLelqUxci6F0e5oxXjzvnTvRH4mFxmT_mkKqGJ8Wrggjpdmc7JPgqJqxgGBGJN4qXdRNAy5_m2A_U/s320/Inter-Party-Advisory-Council-IPAC-Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_340990" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 650px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC)</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Chairman, Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Yobe, Alhaji Umar Kukuri, said partnership between Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would strengthen Nigeria’s democracy.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Kukuri disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Friday, at the backdrop of collaborative meeting between INEC and EFCC on Thursday in Abuja.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said that excessive use of money in politics had denied Nigerians of good hands for national development.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to him, the partnership between both agencies will check excessive use of money during elections and eliminate investors in politics who see it as business rather than a call to serve.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The partnership is expected to sanitize the use of excessive money, and this will give opportunity to credible candidates with national interest but lack resources to buy votes, to win elections” he said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> "The chairman described as “unfortunate’’ unchecked cases of politicians besieging polling units with money or food to buy votes during elections.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> "<span style="font-size: 1.08rem;">It is very sad that some politicians nearly institutionalized the corruption of buying votes both in cash and in kind to win elections.</span></div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The infamous stomach infrastructure politics recorded in previous elections in parts of the country where rice bags bearing party logo and pictures of candidates were shared to voters on election queues was quite disturbing.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He commended INEC and EFCC for the partnership to fight corruption in electioneering so as to build Nigeria’s democracy.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Kukuri called on all political parties to support the fight against corruption in the electoral process “for clean and acceptable elections and growth of democracy in Nigeria’’.</div> </div>

IPAC Commends INEC, EFCC Partnership To Strengthen Nigeria’s Democracy

IPAC Commends INEC, EFCC Partnership To Strengthen Nigeria’s Democracy.  Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Chairman, Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Yobe, Alhaji Umar Kukuri, said partnershi…

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CAF Champions League: MFM Coach Ilechukwu Wary Of Mali’s Real Bamako

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> CAF Champions League: MFM Coach Ilechukwu Wary Of Mali’s Real Bamako</h1> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCRhuxsWaYk2DmQsdnHY15ijqP-_PE8kGjFmbpwHAu6RUas8p92esEJfMbV0u4_8c_X9T0MOP2S-ieNQ4mv5BqnN8eHMyY1eZs8i536PnV3UsDrYc0HAUtUYu7MwffHMksO8UxtfeCcA/s1600/mfm-line-up-vs-enugu-rangers_1vm73mx4zyhoz1prvityrywqaf-e1475443391237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="400" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCRhuxsWaYk2DmQsdnHY15ijqP-_PE8kGjFmbpwHAu6RUas8p92esEJfMbV0u4_8c_X9T0MOP2S-ieNQ4mv5BqnN8eHMyY1eZs8i536PnV3UsDrYc0HAUtUYu7MwffHMksO8UxtfeCcA/s320/mfm-line-up-vs-enugu-rangers_1vm73mx4zyhoz1prvityrywqaf-e1475443391237.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_303889" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 400px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">MFM Football Club</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Fidelis Ilechukwu, Head Coach, Lagos-based MFM FC, on Friday said he was wary about his side’s chances in Sunday’s CAF Champions League clash with Real Bamako of Mali.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> MFM take on hosts Malian outfit Real Bamako in one of the CAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg fixture at the Stade Modibo Keïta on Sunday.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Ilechukwu told NAN that his team was very wary of their opponents, adding that it would be a difficult match as MFM FC was not adequately prepared for the continental competition.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “I can’t promise anything concerning the CAF Champions League because of our situation now.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The truth is that we are not ready for the continental competition. Football is not magic and we cannot perform magic.’’ Ilechukwu said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Olukoya Boys had finished in an unprecedented second place, just four points behind champions, Plateau United in the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> However, they haven’t started the 2017/2018 NPFL season on a positive note, and this could affect their prospects on the continental stage.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The church-owned team have won only three of their opening seven games and lost four.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> While it is the norm to see NPFL teams aim to win at home and gain points on the road, MFM have not been convincing enough on their own turf.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In all games played at the Agege Stadium so far, they have failed to assert their dominance in the manner they did last term and Ilechukwu admitted that he was frustrated about his team’s form.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We are facing a lot of challenges as our form, especially in away from home games have dropped drastically, which is a serious concern for us ahead of our trip to Mali.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Our attack also hasn’t been sharp enough owing to the fact that we have not been able to get an adequate replacement for our all-time top scorer Stephen Odey, who joined Swiss outfit FC Zurich last year.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “So, we will try our utmost best to manage with what we have but much shouldn’t be expected from my team on the continent,’’ he said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Olukoya Boys will host their Malian counterparts in the return leg scheduled for Feb. 20 at the Agege Stadium in Lagos.</div> </div>

CAF Champions League: MFM Coach Ilechukwu Wary Of Mali’s Real Bamako

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Aubameyang-Mkhitaryan partnership earns comparison to icons from Arsenal's Invincibles

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Aubameyang-Mkhitaryan partnership earns comparison to icons from Arsenal's Invincibles

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2018 UTME: Education Minister Inspects CBT Centres

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> 2018 UTME: Education Minister Inspects CBT Centres. </h1> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JZ-4fQn1bLIt2xrBYOm7FUd2Vk6mF2ZyJOW81WyyJlRx3E-wgv1gMSWhxpXh6yNW3qfVnABCOgPv-x_cXZUAxdUuTC8XJV5ZpLELNUgScFeiRu32BWAebJjmP5-Wv-IZzmKImKHngDA/s1600/Malam-Adamu-Adamu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="510" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JZ-4fQn1bLIt2xrBYOm7FUd2Vk6mF2ZyJOW81WyyJlRx3E-wgv1gMSWhxpXh6yNW3qfVnABCOgPv-x_cXZUAxdUuTC8XJV5ZpLELNUgScFeiRu32BWAebJjmP5-Wv-IZzmKImKHngDA/s320/Malam-Adamu-Adamu.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_273050" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 510px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has begun the inspection of Computer Based Test (CBT) centres to ascertain its readiness for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Adamu, while inspecting the Digital Bridge and the Global Distance Learning centres in Abuja on Friday, told newsmen that he was satisfied with the level of preparedness of the centres.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He called on students to get acquainted with the operations regarding computer usage as this would help them in the examinations.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to him, there will be no need for guide during the examination if students are computer literate and this would hasten the speed of examinations.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “ We are very happy. I have just been to two centres today and I am just very happy with what I am seeing.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “ I am satisfied just as the students are satisfied. But my message to the students is that they should come and use the facilities here and I hope they are computer literate.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “ If they are, they probably do not need the help of the people they will find there,’’ he said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Similarly, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said he was glad the minister was out to monitor the level of readiness of some of the centres ahead of the examinations.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Oloyede said that the board was complying on the instruction of the ministry to get the centres ready for the examinations.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “ The magic behind this is that the minister has given us a mandate and asked us to do the job and we are doing it the way he wanted.’’</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> JAMB has announced that the 2018 UTME will take place in March.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> However, the registrar during a meeting with stakeholders recently in Abuja announced that the examination would be preceded with mock examination.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> JAMB, however, had extended registration till midnight, Tuesday, Feb. 6 to enable candidates have ample time to register.</div> </div>

2018 UTME: Education Minister Inspects CBT Centres

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Trump Urges Israel, Palestine To Make “Significant Compromises” For Peace

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Trump Urges Israel, Palestine To Make “Significant Compromises” For Peace. </h1> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OjXfKyg5PmmhDFJoKrZFvp1sogIxW53H7tHKTnF5LuNi8dhTr1IUf5JfRStct2hhYNd7Tr7pbcdt0Id3BDGVluiSsqkmyobdBJrCqWWAo8A9fBkPgCdV3yfgmH0QXZDcdjSpeVxMDPw/s1600/Trump-address-pix-e1516260785443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="520" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OjXfKyg5PmmhDFJoKrZFvp1sogIxW53H7tHKTnF5LuNi8dhTr1IUf5JfRStct2hhYNd7Tr7pbcdt0Id3BDGVluiSsqkmyobdBJrCqWWAo8A9fBkPgCdV3yfgmH0QXZDcdjSpeVxMDPw/s320/Trump-address-pix-e1516260785443.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_343705" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 520px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">President Trump</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday that it too would need to make “significant compromises” for peace with the Palestinians.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Palestinians were outraged by Trump’s Dec. 6 recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, a move overturning decades of U.S. reticence on the city’s status, and say they are looking at additional world powers as potential mediators.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In an interview with an Israeli newspaper that was excerpted ahead of its full publication on Sunday, Trump described his Jerusalem move as a “high point” of his first year in office.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The language of Trump’s announcement did not rule out a presence in Jerusalem for the Palestinians, who want the eastern part of the city – captured by Israel in a 1967 war and annexed in a move not recognised internationally – as their own capital.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “I wanted to make clear that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Regarding specific borders, I will grant my support to what the two sides agree between themselves,” he told the conservative Israel Hayom daily, in remarks published in Hebrew.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “I think that both sides will have to make significant compromises in order for achieving a peace deal to be possible,” Trump added, without elaborating.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The interview coincided with fresh strains between the Palestinians and the U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, following the killing by a Palestinian of a Jewish settler.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> After the settler was stabbed to death on Monday, Friedman tweeted that he had previously donated an ambulance to the slain man’s community and that he was praying for the next-of-kin, adding: “Palestinian ‘leaders’ have praised the killer.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> That drew a rebuke from the Palestinian administration.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The American ambassador’s statements make us wonder about his relationship with the occupation,” Nabil Rdainah, a spokesman for President Mahmoud Abbas, said in a statement.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Is he representing America or Israel?”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Friedman’s recommendations and advice, which do not aim to achieve a just peace on the basis of international legitimacy, are what led to this crisis in American-Palestinian relations,” Rdainah said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Friedman, among the top Trump advisers who promoted the Jerusalem move, is a former contributor to settler causes.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In addition to East Jerusalem, Palestinians want the occupied West Bank for a future state and see Israel’s Jewish settlements there as a major obstacle.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Israel disputes this.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Most world powers deem the settlements illegal, but the Trump administration has taken a softer tack.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> A liberal Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, published a column criticising Friedman’s stance and dubbing the settlement he had supported as “a mountain of curses” – a play on its Hebrew name, Har Bracha, which means “Mount Blessing”.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The ambassador took the unusual step of firing back at the daily in another tweet on Friday: “Four young children are sitting shiva (Jewish mourning rite) for their murdered father …. Have they (Haaretz) no decency?”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Haaretz’s publisher, Amos Shocken, responded over the platform with a critique that echoed Palestinian complaints.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “As long as the policy of Israel that your Government and yourself support is obstructing (the) peace process … there will be more Shivas,” Shocken tweeted.</div> </div>

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Zidane: I want Isco to spend his whole life at Real Madrid

<div data-v-05d89b0f="" data-v-c650d308="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <header class="pad15" data-v-05d89b0f="" style="margin: 1rem 1rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 data-v-05d89b0f="" style="font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Zidane: I want Isco to spend his whole life at Real Madrid</h1> <div data-v-05d89b0f="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <h2 data-v-05d89b0f="" style="color: #8c9399; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"> <br /></h2> </div> </header></div> <article data-v-c650d308="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 15px 15px; padding: 0px;"><div class="con" id="articleMain" style="margin: 20px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Zinedine Zidane has dismissed rumours linking Isco with a move away from Real Madrid, insisting that he wants the Spaniard in his team.</strong></div> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/0F/D6/480x-/-/-/rB8RDlp9jkSAeF9oAAETjJaG6qU971.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The No.22 had been one of the star men at the end of last season and the start of this one, but the return of the BBC front three has relegated him to the bench, sparking speculation that he might want to leave the Spanish capital.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "I want Isco [in my team] and I want him to spend his whole life here," Zidane told reporters when asked about the issue during his press conference on Friday.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "He is very good, as he has shown and as he will always show.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "[The idea of him leaving] is a lie, so we'll see if this issue goes away."</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The focus was also on the upcoming matches, with Real Sociedad due to visit the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, before Paris Saint-Germain arrive for next Wednesday's match.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "[Real Sociedad] are a good team, but we want to play a good game of football," the coach said of this weekend's opponents.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "We know it will be a difficult match.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "I don't know what will happen on Wednesday [against PSG], but we are keen to do well."</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Asked about the Copa del Rey final and the annual controversy over where is should be played, Zidane said that he wasn't thinking about that and insisted that any decision on the potential use of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu would be made by the club.</div> </div> </article>

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How long can this go on for Andre Gomes.

<div data-v-05d89b0f="" data-v-c650d308="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <header class="pad15" data-v-05d89b0f="" style="margin: 1rem 1rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 data-v-05d89b0f="" style="font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> How long can this go on for Andre Gomes. </h1> </header></div> <article data-v-c650d308="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 15px 15px; padding: 0px;"><div class="con" id="articleMain" style="margin: 20px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Barcelona visited Valencia for the second leg of a Copa del Rey semi-final which was in the balance... and Andre Gomes started. Once again. The Portuguese player was given yet another opportunity. I don't remember seeing anything else like this. It seemed that the continued presence of the midfielder was an obsession of Luis Enrique, but now Ernesto Valverde has arrived and it's more of the same.</strong></div> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/0F/D6/480x-/-/-/rB8RDlp9jVOAFhc8AACsQw9lmV0791.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> We can open up the trashcan because his 45-minute performance at the Mestalla should be tossed in the garbage. And this trashcan, for a player who cost almost 50 million euros, is almost overflowing. If you are a Barcelona fan then you must ask yourself, when did Andre Gomes have a good game for Barcelona? As far as my memory can tell, his best day was in the Copa del Rey final against Alaves last year, when he played as a full-back because of Javier Mascherano's injury. That's his best experience after a season and a half.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> His case is even more outrageous than is seems because he is a player with the qualities to have success. He can use both feet, he has a good shot, he boasts a powerful strike and change of rhythm and he can break through defensive lines with relative ease. No, I've not gone crazy. This is how Andre Gomes played in Valencia, as those at Mestalla will testify. On occasions, this was the Andre Gomes who played for Portugal.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Now, though, Gomes has passed through the period in which the excuse of needing to adapt can be given. In Thursday night's match at Mestalla there were some pieces of play in which even his teammates didn't seem to want to pass him the ball.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Over the four competitions his club has been involved in this season, Gomes has played almost 1,000 minutes, but does anyone remember a decent performance from the Portuguese? Patience has a limit and the patience of the fanbase appears to have run out. We'll see how long Valverde's patience lasts.</div> </div> </article>

How long can this go on for Andre Gomes.

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Lassa Fever: Edo Solicits Nigerian Govt Assistance

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Lassa Fever: Edo Solicits Nigerian Govt Assistance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQmVKcPTOP03MVpESMy-8UM_niOE1Rli-Nhefblah4EmgsPDX1tBebPy0fve0iGzQ1gDnmKLD73JIJn6bcFDSRzgAx3Sopalsxj2JoLIuXlpv71uPpVtloqWn7KRIhXGqvZqgRno0Hc0/s1600/Lassa-fever-e1516034991933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="520" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQmVKcPTOP03MVpESMy-8UM_niOE1Rli-Nhefblah4EmgsPDX1tBebPy0fve0iGzQ1gDnmKLD73JIJn6bcFDSRzgAx3Sopalsxj2JoLIuXlpv71uPpVtloqWn7KRIhXGqvZqgRno0Hc0/s320/Lassa-fever-e1516034991933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_341638" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 520px; text-transform: none;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Lassa-fever</figcaption></figure><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> The Edo Government has solicited for assistance from the Federal Government to tackle the increasing number of Lassa fever patients being admitted at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) in the state.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> The state Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, made the appeal at Irrua after visiting the hospital.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> He said the visit was to access the utilisation of equipment purchased by the state government to assist the hospital management in treating the patients.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> Shaibu said that the federal government assistance become imperative as the number of suspected Lassa fever patients being brought to the hospital from other states was increasing.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> He also appealed to other states to upgrade their hospitals and acquired the requisite equipment not only to save lives but to discourage medical tourism.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> Gov. Godwin Obaseki had earlier given the hospital management a two-day ultimatum to install and utilise donated to by the state government.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> Briefing the deputy governor earlier, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Sylvanus Okogbeni, said all facilities in the Lassa fever Renal Centre Unit had been over stretched.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> Okogbeni explained they were over stretched because of the increase in patients being brought to the hospital following the recent outbreak in parts of the country.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> He listed facilities as wards, water and equipment for treatment as well as personnel.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> Okogbeni, however, praised the state government for providing two dialysis machine, one ventilator, a mobile X-ray and repair of the hospitals borehole, which he said were already been put to use.</div> </h1>

Lassa Fever: Edo Solicits Nigerian Govt Assistance

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JAMB Registers 1.6m Candidates For 2018 UTME

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> JAMB Registers 1.6m Candidates For 2018 UTME. </h1> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGVEPRZhXe2FKgjZlFPM6FkgIWPFgZaJY3mKD39gURrI3cktDIeJN5kWuEeVCOwSEj8Or0fnMU8TkYzDrINN2i_SoP59N9MXVPOwYLNBCIhmkiQKDht8uXKZZ-8v0Uo-8C43p9uJhowI/s1600/UTME-Centre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGVEPRZhXe2FKgjZlFPM6FkgIWPFgZaJY3mKD39gURrI3cktDIeJN5kWuEeVCOwSEj8Or0fnMU8TkYzDrINN2i_SoP59N9MXVPOwYLNBCIhmkiQKDht8uXKZZ-8v0Uo-8C43p9uJhowI/s1600/UTME-Centre.jpg" /></a></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_366384" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 299px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">UTME Centre</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says about 1.6 million registration documents for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have so far been sold with two days to end the exercise.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The board commenced the sales of the document on Dec. 6, 2017, and had said it would close on Feb. 6.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> However, the board’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, on Feb. 6, announced extension of the documents sales to Feb. 11, in attempt to accommodate candidates who failed to register within the two months window.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to Benjamin, this year’s registration for the examination has proven to be one of the best in recent times.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “As at the close of work on Thursday, I can comfortably say that we have registered close to 1.6 million candidates for the examination.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “This year’s registration too can be adjudged as one of the best in recent times as it has been smooth, hitch and rancour-free.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> "<span style="font-size: 1.08rem;">Having said this though, the board will like to warn that there may be no more extension of period of registration for candidates in our future examinations.</span></div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “This is because some mischievous persons may want to seize the opportunity of the lengthy period of registration to carry out infractions that could undermine the integrity of the examination,’’ he told NAN.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We are seriously considering reducing the registration period to about one month.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We no longer want to give fraudsters the opportunity to deploy all kinds of tricks into the process.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Imagine a situation whereby in a whole month, less than 10 per cent registered until when we started approaching the last lap of the exercise.’’</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> No date has been fixed for the much anticipated mock UTME with the main examination temporarily scheduled for March 9 to March 17.</div> </div>

JAMB Registers 1.6m Candidates For 2018 UTME

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Medical Centre Partners FUNAAB To Establish Teaching Hospital

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Medical Centre Partners FUNAAB To Establish Teaching Hospital<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzaYayXMHgcTJ6b7U9a6UtoBDSCE2v_bhG7Pm5Bb-vg8Jq6ORsGMMUhTtDfuSWP1syII0lPR2toCLTMKH5FEygczuR7McDgtQUhrRhYwesXX1TJwKIgJQNuDlLRpmeTD0cjYn3yRq4aI/s1600/Isaac-Adewole-497x336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="497" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzaYayXMHgcTJ6b7U9a6UtoBDSCE2v_bhG7Pm5Bb-vg8Jq6ORsGMMUhTtDfuSWP1syII0lPR2toCLTMKH5FEygczuR7McDgtQUhrRhYwesXX1TJwKIgJQNuDlLRpmeTD0cjYn3yRq4aI/s320/Isaac-Adewole-497x336.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_295603" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px auto 20px; max-width: 497px; text-transform: none;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Dr Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health</figcaption></figure><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> The Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State is to partner the Federal University Of Agriculture Abeokuta for the establishment of a teaching hospital.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> The Medical Director of the centre, Prof. Adewale Musa Olomu who revealed this during a courtesy visit to the FUNAAB Vice Chancellor said: “We are making efforts to make this hospital a teaching hospital, to upgrade it to a federal university of Medicine and Medical Science.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> "<span style="font-size: 1.08rem;">The Ogun state government has given us about 170 acres of land, about eight kilometres from here, so, we hope to start construction on the site in a few months”.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> “For us to start this we need to partner with a university of research in terms of research and some science techniques.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> Prof Musa pleaded for support for the creation of the university.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> "<span style="font-size: 1.08rem;">We don’t want to be too forward or jump into the creation of the university and that was why we thought it would be better for us to partner with a senior university of science.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> ”Also, we want to conduct more research on liver and breast cancer and also to get more equipment for these diseases because they kill our people more and faster than we expected,” he said.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> In his response, the Vice Chancellor, Federal University Of Agriculture, Prof Phillips Kolawole Salako said: “I know this medical centre has played a lot of roles in the university and the lives of our students.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> “Students are very difficult to manage, we don’t have any beef with FMC.”.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> The Vice Chancellor also told the medical director that the former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo visited the university a few weeks ago and talked about opening an orthodox laboratory on diabetes.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> Prof. Kolawole advised that it should not be base on orthodox medicine alone but they should add herbal to it.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> The vice chancellor also assured the medical centre of in the radiological aspect, stressing that the country had gone so bad in terms of provision of medical and laboratory equipment.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> He promised to partner with the centre to create the university and help it get some equipment it would need to make it a standard university and one of the best medical science university in the world.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none;"> <br /></div> </h1>

Medical Centre Partners FUNAAB To Establish Teaching Hospital

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Peter ‘Psquare’ Announces First Solo Tour

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Peter ‘Psquare’ Announces First Solo Tour. </h1> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8aGaxhzGfx4ijf34-RSEme3z-hAwrKKd0hs7UJRbT3hd7Yg225DxLpeDnnRzvKUXkBqwg9JetVey63Pu_sSD-pWXOSOm9pOpGv7qlfXDc8f957cR6o7oCo-jYtwGvlpgMJ1910Mp-Hs/s1600/Peter-%25E2%2580%2598Psquare%25E2%2580%2599-Okoye-Mr-P-504x327.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="504" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8aGaxhzGfx4ijf34-RSEme3z-hAwrKKd0hs7UJRbT3hd7Yg225DxLpeDnnRzvKUXkBqwg9JetVey63Pu_sSD-pWXOSOm9pOpGv7qlfXDc8f957cR6o7oCo-jYtwGvlpgMJ1910Mp-Hs/s320/Peter-%25E2%2580%2598Psquare%25E2%2580%2599-Okoye-Mr-P-504x327.png" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Peter of the estranged Psquare group, has announced plans to commence his first solo tour after the split.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The singer and dancer, who goes by the moniker ‘Mr P’, shared the news on his Instagram page @peterpsquare where he wrote:</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Europe Confirm!!! All Eyes on Me Tour, April to May. Let us know the country/city you want me and my band to come through. Yes we are coming to a city near you!”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The tour was developed from a mini video series ‘All Eyes on P’, directed and produced by Mr P and aired on YouTube.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Mr P has released a couple of songs independently, including the hit song ‘Cool it down’.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The tour will be the first time Peter will tour separately from his twin Paul, since they both began their music career in 2003.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Psquare split in September 2017, after Peter allegedly accused Paul and their elder brother Jude of short changing him.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> A few days later, Peter posted a Snapchat video revealing that he is in Philadelphia on his own for a solo performance – without his twin brother, Paul.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “My name is Mr P, as from today, guess what? Its show time, I’m about to go on stage,” Peter said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In March 2016, the duo had a difference in opinion regarding what Peter perceived as lopsidedness in individual input of songs which was getting featured on their joint albums.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Peter accused Paul of being uncooperative and ruining their plans as a group for a musical tour in the U.S.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The twins, known for their engaging dance routines and electronic style songs, dominated the Nigerian music industry for many years and became pop idols.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <br /></div> </div>

Peter ‘Psquare’ Announces First Solo Tour

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Coutinho delighted to score his first Barca goal & reach first final

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Coutinho delighted to score his first Barca goal & reach first final

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Valverde: We deserved to qualify for the cup final

<div data-v-05d89b0f="" data-v-c650d308="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <header class="pad15" data-v-05d89b0f="" style="margin: 1rem 1rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 data-v-05d89b0f="" style="font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Valverde: We deserved to qualify for the cup final</h1> <div data-v-05d89b0f="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <h2 data-v-05d89b0f="" style="color: #8c9399; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"> <br /></h2> </div> </header></div> <article data-v-c650d308="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 15px 15px; padding: 0px;"><div class="con" id="articleMain" style="margin: 20px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde believed his side were good value for their Copa del Rey final place after they beat Valencia 2-0 at the Mestalla.</strong></div> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/0F/AE/480x-/-/-/rB8Re1p81oCALp5tAANFBZYfiuY721.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Goals from Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic put the tie to bed after a 1-0 first leg lead.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "We faced a team who were very motivated with a city behind them," he explained.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "In the first leg, Valencia didn't let us score many, in the second we have dominated despite them having good chances, but we deserve to progress.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "We dominated the first game but weren't clinical, today they threatened on the counter, we played our cards.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "I would have preferred to suffer a lot less and have everything in front of us before, Valencia were very dangerous on the counter and created problems with good players.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "The move where they hit the post could have put them through."</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The coach was quizzed on his tactical decisions, such as selecting Gerard Pique despite injury doubts and replacing Andre Gomes with Philippe Coutinho at half-time.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "[Pique] was feeling good and we decided to risk him, in the end he was overworked and we took him off.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "I saw the change [Coutinho replacing Gomes] clearly, we had to move things up.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "Andre was helping us with strength but we needed more going forwards and to do something with the domination we had.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "I normally wait to make changes, but this time I saw it clearly."</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The game means that Barcelona have reached their fifth consecutive Copa del Rey final.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "Knowing the demands of Barcelona, it is important to get to finals," Valverde continued.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "We have beaten good teams like Celta Vigo, Valencia and Espanyol in this Copa del Rey campaign, I'm very happy.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "Barcelona have played many finals but it's the second with me in charge, I hope to be luckier than in the first.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "All we have in front of us is a Copa del Rey final, our intention is to focus on LaLiga now and then the Champions League, where we have a difficult game ahead.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "Now we have the game against Getafe ahead of us, my players are focused on what they will demand of us."</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Speaking on the always controversial topic of where the final should be played, Valverde offered only one thought.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> "I played a Copa del Rey final in the stadium of the opposition [with Athletic Club at the Estadio Camp Nou in 2015] and I wouldn't like to repeat that," added.</div> </div> </article>

Valverde: We deserved to qualify for the cup final

Valverde: We deserved to qualify for the cup final Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde believed his side were good value for their Copa del Rey final place after they beat Valencia 2-0 at the Mestalla. …

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<div data-v-05d89b0f="" data-v-c650d308="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <header class="pad15" data-v-05d89b0f="" style="margin: 1rem 1rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 data-v-05d89b0f="" style="font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Transfer news & rumours LIVE: Dortmund set Pulisic price at €100m</h1> <div data-v-05d89b0f="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <h2 data-v-05d89b0f="" style="color: #8c9399; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"> <br /></h2> </div> </header></div> <article data-v-c650d308="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 15px 15px; padding: 0px;"><div class="con" id="articleMain" style="margin: 20px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and beyond.</strong></div> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/0F/4E/480x-/-/-/rB8Re1p5ASWARiELAALG67j0-bk338.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Dortmund set Pulisic price at €100m</h2> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Borussia Dortmund have set their asking price for Christian Pulisic at €100 million, according to Sport1.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The 19-year-old winger has drawn interest from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Bayern Munich, and could be set to depart the Signal Iduna Park this summer.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Dortmund, however, are set to offer the American improved terms on his contract in an effort to convince him to stay.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Liverpool end Lemar interest</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/09/C9/480x-/-/-/rB8RDlo6fSCAW0WvAAQ6nqCk5tk699.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Liverpool are no longer interested in signing Monaco attacking midfielder Thomas Lemar, reports the Liverpool Echo.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The Reds made a major push for the 22-year-old in the summer, but ultimately fell short in their bid.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> And despite reports that Lemar has turned down another new contract offer at Monaco, Liverpool are said to be moving on to other targets for the summer.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Luis Enrique wants Asensio at Chelsea</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/03/BD/480x-/-/-/rB8RDlnzY72AWOTpAAX2eXSXk78913.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has told Chelsea that he wants to sign Marco Asensio if he is to take over for Antonio Conte, reports Don Balon.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> With Conte on the verge of losing his job, Luis Enrique has been widely tipped to take the Italian's place in the Stamford Bridge hot-seat.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> But according to the report, the Spaniard has told the Blues that the Real Madrid attacker's signature is vital to their chances of landing him as their new manager.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Wenger confident Wilshere will sign new deal</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/0D/31/480x-/-/-/rB8Re1piQdyAAUIgAATVLAKiwlY531.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is increasingly confident that Jack Wilshere will sign a new contract with the Gunners, according to the Daily Mail.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Wilshere can leave the Emirates on a free after this season, but Wenger feels he is close to signing the 25-year-old on an incentive-heavy deal.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The midfielder's contract is currently worth £100,000 per week, but Arsenal hope to sign him on a deal worth £80,000 per week with a number of performance-related add-ons.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Man City to move for Isco</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/0F/7D/480x-/-/-/rB8Re1p7IbuADS4dAAUGH32WVso097.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Manchester City are showing an increasing interest in unsettled Real Madrid midfielder Isco, reports the Manchester Evening News.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The 25-year-old bas been frustrated by a lack of playing time at the Bernabeu this term, and Pep Guardiola could turn to the Spain international this summer instead of Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Low names four players he wants at Madrid</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/07/DA/480x-/-/-/rB8Re1om-niAe_qvAAKlMNPcmmQ521.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Germany manager Joachim Low has told Real Madrid four players he'd like to sign if he is to take over for Zinedine Zidane, according to Don Balon.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Low is considered one of the favourites to take Zidane's spot if Real Madrid's dismal campaign ends up costing the Frenchman his job.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> And the four players Low has identified are Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl, PSG midfielder Julian Draxler, and Tottenham striker Harry Kane.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Roma looking to land Kovacic</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/06/CF/480x-/-/-/rB8Re1ocGCGAL1oeAAe-kr3fBg4984.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Roma are looking to bring Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic to the Italian capital next season, according to Corriere dello Sport.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Kovacic has not broken through as a full-time starter in Madrid, and could return to Serie A after making his name with Inter during a spell at San Siro between 2013 and 2015.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Mahrez seeks guarantee to end stand-off</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/09/A3/480x-/-/-/rB8RDlo40LCAMiwHAAVadkGzDR8600.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Riyad Mahrez wants Leicester City to guarantee they will allow him to leave this summer in exchange for the Algerian to end his current strike, according to The Times.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> After Leicester denied Mahrez a deadline-day move to Manchester City, the 26-year-old has refused to turn up for Leicester training and is set to miss his third match in a row this weekend.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Spurs to battle Arsenal for Doucoure</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/05/E5/480x-/-/-/rB8Re1oSAOeAbYO8AALHv2kIrow436.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Tottenham hope to land Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure in the summer, but will face competition from Arsenal and Liverpool, according to the Daily Mail.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Mauricio Pochettino came away impressed after watching the 25-year-old help Watford defeat Chelsea 4-1 on Monday night.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The Hornets will attempt to tie Doucoure to a new deal, but will demand at least £20 million in any transfer should the Frenchman want to depart the club.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Wenger wants new deals for Wilshere & Ramsey</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/0F/14/480x-/-/-/rB8RDlp2E8yAJFX5AA5WjR0rYM8494.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Arsene Wenger has turned his attention to getting new contracts for Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey after locking Mesut Ozil into a new long-term contract earlier this month.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> The Arsenal boss has promised to do "the maximum" to keep Wilshere happy, and wants to get Ramsey tied down as well.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>West Ham and Leicester to battle for £15m Roberts</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/03/A0/480x-/-/-/rB8Re1nzH8iAVwBYAAWQiCb5hIk337.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> West Ham and Leicester City are set to go head to head to sign Manchester City forward Patrick Roberts this summer, according to The Sun.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Roberts has impressed on loan with Celtic, but City are set to allow the 21-year-old to leave this summer if they receive a bid of at least £15 million.</div> <h2 style="color: #333333; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"> <span class="border" style="background: rgb(22, 177, 58); border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 6px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 9px; width: 6px;"></span>Arsenal to offer Maitland-Niles new contract</h2> <div class="img-container on" style="margin: 20px auto 10px; min-height: 46px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1000;"> <img class="imgs on" src="https://aws-img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/0A/11/480x-/-/-/rB8RDlo9UBKAeRhiAAa68o9l5y8601.jpg" style="background: 50% center / 118px no-repeat rgb(239, 239, 239); display: block; margin: 24px auto; padding: 0px; width: 330px;" /></div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to tie Ainsley Maitland-Niles down to a new long-term deal, reports ESPN FC.</div> <div style="line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 0px;"> Wenger has been impressed with the 20-year-old and wants to insure he stays at the club by extending his current contract, which is set to expire in 2019.</div> </div> </article>

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